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iJNrrnD STATES .PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREV J. TIMONEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

lvl ETALLIC sAsH-BAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 550,807', dated December 3, 1895.

l Application filed April 8, 1895. Serial No. 544,849. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern; ,j

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. TIMONEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Sashdars, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accomf panying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to metallic sash-bars or what is termed a hard setting, by means of which the small and vario usly-shaped panes of glass used generally in stained-glass windows are mounted in place.

The invention is designed to take the place ofthe old and well-known lead bar and also to avoid the necessity of using any considerable amount of solder in joining the'bars together, as is the case in some forms of sashbars now in use; and the invention consists in the various novel and peculiar arrangements and combinations of the several parts of the device, all as hereinafter fully described and then pointed out in the claims.

I have illustrated types of my invention in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l shows in plan a pane of glass inclosed in its individual strip of metal or frame, together with portions of adjoining panes Fig. `2 is a sectional view taken on a plane indicated by line 2 2, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a View in section on a plane similar to that indicated by line 2 `2, Fig. l, but representing two adjoining the other by the number Each strip is formed upon one face with a pair of longitudinally-extending ribs or projections (or a groove, if preferred) adapt-ed to receive the The strip 2 is edges of the panes of glass.

l formed or provided with the holding-ribs 5 and 6, while the strip 3 is similarly provided with ribs 7 and S, the two strips being arranged with their flat sides toward each other and so that the holdin g-ribs of each strip project from the outer face thereof. Each pane of glass 4 is bounded by one of the strips 2 or 3, which is preferably made of a continuous piece of metal, that is bent around the glass to iit it and so as to bring the edges of the glass snugly between the holding-ribs of the strip. The ends of the strip are then brought together and soldered at their juncture. This will be more readily understood by reference to Fig. l, wherein the strip of metal 3 is shown as bent around a square pane of glass 4, with the ends of the strips brought together at point 9, and it will be noted that the joint 9 is the only place where solder is applied to the entire piece of metal that surrounds a pane of glass. The dotted line in this iigure represents the side stretch or portion of the frame just as it is about to be closed up previous to soldering. Each pane of glass being thus set in its individual metallic framing, the edges of the strips, which consequently come together back to back between the edges of the adjoining panes of glass, are fastened securely together either by means of separable ,Caps 13 13, as shown in Fig. 6, or by means of integral flanges ll and l2, formed upon the edges of the strips. These iianges l1 and l2 may both be located on the respective edges 'of the same strip, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3, and in which case the adjoining strip is of course uniianged, or one edge of each strip may be provided with a iange, so that they may be bent over and locked with the other uniianged edge of the adjoining strip, as shown in Figs; 4 and 5. Where the strips are thus fianged,`the flanges are bent over upon the adjoining strip, soas to clamp the two together and form the composite bar as each pane with its metallic framing is set in place. Itis of course immaterial which stretch or section of metallic strip bounding a pane is hanged, so long as one of the two strips mal;- ing up the bar is iianged in a way that will serve to clamp the two together. Having reference now to Fig. l, it will be seen that the pane 4 is completely bounded by or framed in strip 3, the top and left-hand side stretches IOO or sections of which are unflanged, while the remaining two sections thereof are both, flanged, as will be understood more fully from Fig. 2. Now when anothersuch pane of glass, similarly framed bya metallic strip having two sections thereof flanged, while the other two are not, is to be set next to it in the position shown-for instance, at the bottom of the first-mentioned pane-an uniianged section of theV frame of such second pane is placed back to back with the lower section of the first-mentioned one, and the flanges of the latter are securely clamped over such unflanged edges. Again, as the next pane is set in place-say to the left-hand side of the firstmentioned one-a fianged section of its framing is placed back to back against the uniianged section of the first-mentioned pane, and said flanges are bent over upon it. In this way each pane is mounted in place and has its own individual strip inclosing it, so that the bar which lies between the abutting edges of any two adjoining panes of glass is made up of two strips of metaleach of which forms a section of the continuous strip by which its individual pane is bounded.

ln the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 5 the flanges for uniting the adjoining strips making up the bar are both formed upon the same stretch or section of the frameing of the pane of glass, while in Fig. 4 one edge of each strip only is provided with a flange, and this serves the same purpose as the other construction. The essential construction of the bar shown in Fig. 5 is the same as that shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the only difference being that the bar in Fig. 5 is made somewhat ornamental.

In Fig. G a construction is shown in which the integral flanges are omitted and detachable metal caps 13 are used, the two strips 2 and 3 being placed with their flat` sides together and clamped in such position by means of the caps.

The metal strips which are used in making up the bar may be formed with their lianges by means of dies, and the flanges then cut off along certain portions thereof, so as to p'rovide the unflanged sections at the desired side of the pane of glass, as will be understood from Figs. 1 and 2. Vhen the parts are properly assembled, the flanges are bent over in any suitable way by means of tools, so as to fasten the strips securely together. 1t will be observed that the holding-ribs formed upon the outer face of the strip coinposing the bar Vare shown as formed by longitudinal folds in the metal of the body of the strip. In forming these ribs the folds may be pressed tightly together, so as to bring the metal in contact, though in the illustrations the folds are shown as slightly open for the sake of clearness. When the strips are brought together and united by bending over the flanges, the contiguous fiat faces of the strips come together and the flanges likewise make close contact with the strips when bent into final shape.

By my invention I am able to dispense with the use of a reinforce or strengthening-bar, since the folds in the metal of the strips themselves, as well as the folds formed by the bentover flanges, give sufficient strength to the bar to enable it to well withstand any likely strain that it may be subjected to.

It will be particularly noted that in the use of my improved bar or setting only a very small amount of solderI is needed for each pane of glass, and since it is applied at a point where the ends of the strip around each pane come together it will not show at all. I propose to use any suitable hard metal, such as copper or brass, for making the bar.

By virtue of the peculiar construction which I employ I am enabled to frame each pane of glass by its individual strip, so that it can be transported in such condition, it only being necessary to assemble the framed pieces of glass and then clamp together the edges of the adjacent strips. In bending a strip around a pane of glass the holding-ribs of the strip are of course notched or cut away, so as to permit of the proper bending of the strip about a corner or angle of the pane.

n Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl 1. A sash-bar composed of two strips of metal each provided upon its outer face with suitably-spaced longitudinally extending projections or ribs for receiving the panes Vof glass, the said strips being placedparallel with their fiat sides toward each other, and means for clamping the edges of the strips together. j

2. A sashbar comprising two strips of metal arranged parallel with each other and each having its outer face provided with suitably-spaced longitudinally extending proj ections or ribs for receiving the panes of glass, said strips being arranged with their flat faces toward each other and one or both of said strips having flanged edges or a flanged edge adapted to be bent over upon the other strip to clamp the parts together.

4suitably spaced longitudinally extending projections or ribs 5 6, and 7, S, respectively, for receiving the edges of the glass, and having securing iian'g'es 11, and 12, for uniting the strips, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

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5. A setting for a stained glass Window, or

, the like, the same comprising a continuous strip surrounding or inolosing each opening for a pane of glass, theadj acent strips of contiguous openings being placed parallel with eachother and having their respective edges secured or clamped together,l and the face of each strip surrounding an opening being provided With suitably-spaced longitudinally- 

